Tim Dobbyn

Position: Journalist

Articles

Dow Corning sues Merrill for $166 mln ARS loss November 20, 10:40pm EST 

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dow Corning Corp [DOWCR.UL] sued Merrill Lynch & Co on Friday over the loss of $166 million in auction rate securities, accusing Merrill of misleading investors about the safety and liquidity of the risky debt market ...  Full Article 

Blog Posts

Audio-US FDIC Chairman says big bank failure chance remote

Reuters asked Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair what's her biggest fear. She said a big bank failure, but hastened to add she believes the likelihood is very remote. ...  Full Article 

Audio-FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair urges faster mortgage relief

U.S. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair says delays by loan servicers to modify subprime mortgages could give a boost to federal legislation that would provide relief through bankruptcy law changes. ...  Full Article 

Audio - FBI's Burrus sees option manipulation cases declining

    The stock options scandal has mushroomed to comprise one-eighth of the FBI's corporate fraud caseload. Sixty-one of 492 pending cases involve alleged mispricing of options, such as backdating, ...  Full Article